In Japan, a Landslide Victory for Shinzo Abe’s Party, Despite Scant Enthusiasm Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan at a news conference in Tokyo after his party won a majority of parliamentary seats in a snap election held Sunday.Credit...Thomas Peter/Reuters TOKYO — Despite low voter turnout, the governing party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections held S
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